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TITLE

© 2017

Cancer, Intimacy and Sexuality

A Practical Approach

Autors

>> Yacov Reisman: Department of Urology, Amstelland Hospital
>> Woet L. Gianotten

Y. (Cobi) Reisman is Clinical Director of the Dutch Centre of Sexual Medicine, a position he took up in 2013. Dr. Reisman graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Medicine of State University Groningen, the Netherlands, in 1995. In 1998 he defended his PhD thesis on electronic diagnostic tools and objective medical decision making using the European clinical database. Since 2003 he has been registered as a urologist allied to the Amstelland Hospital in Amstelveen and since 2006 he has chaired the Dutch Men’s Health Clinics network. Dr. Reisman is a registered sexologist with the Dutch Society of Sexology (NVVS). He is an active member of the European Association of Urology (EAU), Chairman of the Educational Committee of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), a member of the Executive Committee of the ESSM, Secretary General of the Multidisciplinary Joint Committee on Sexual Medicine (MJCSM), and co-director of ESSM School of Sexual Medicine. In the past, he has been a board member of the Dutch Society of Sexual Medicine (WVSD), Secretary of the Dutch Society for Sexology (NVVS), and Treasurer of the Dutch-Flemish Federation for Sexology (NVFS). Dr. Reisman has a special interest in cancer and sexology, sexuality in chronic conditions, shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction, and lifestyle factors. He is co-editor of the Syllabus of Sexual Medicine, Manual of Sexual Medicine, and Syllabus of Clinical Sexology, all published by the ESSM.


Woet L. Gianotten, began his career by spending more than 5 years in tropical medicine in West and East Africa, before moving to reproductive health and sexology. He spent two decades focusing on “common sexology” (where medical issues are not at stake) and then transferred to “medical sexology” (addressing sexual problems caused by disease, physical impairment, and medical interventions). During this period, Dr. Gianotten was Senior Lecturer in Medical Sexology in the University Medical Centre, Utrecht and the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam. His field subsequently narrowed to the subspecialties of rehabilitation sexology (after stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, etc.), gerontosexology, and oncosexology (sexuality and intimacy aspects of cancer) with a special focus on the terminal and palliative stage. Dr. Gianotten is co-founder of the International Society for Sexuality and Cancer (ISSC) and is a past member of the Executive Committee of the World Association for Sexual Health. He was co-editor of a Dutch textbook on sexology (2009) and editor-in-chief of a Dutch handbook on sexuality in disease and physical impairment (2008). Since his retirement in 2006, his core business has been teaching and training in sexual medicine/sexual health.
ISBN

DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-43193-2

Print ISBN
978-3-319-43191-8

Online ISBN
978-3-319-43193-2

Publisher
Springer International Publishing

Copyright Holder
Springer International Publishing Switzerland

FORMAT

(PDF, 4666 KB)
(ePub, 1627 KB)

Number of Pages: IX, 286
Number of Illustrations and Tables : 16 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

About

This book provides a wide-ranging overview of the sexual consequences of cancer and its treatment with the aim of equipping physicians and other health care providers with the awareness and knowledge required in order to offer patients effective treatment. While sexuality may not be the primary focus for cancer patients, at some point, whether because of sexual changes or relationship issues, many patients come to acknowledge the effects that cancer and its treatment have had on their sexuality. Although the impacts are frequently similar, significant variation is observed. Some patients experience changes in all phases of sexual response, while others experience none; moreover, the consequences of the effects may be felt differently by patients and partners. Unfortunately, many physicians and health care providers remain insufficiently aware of the impact of cancer on sexuality and/or lack knowledge about the concerns of patients and the available treatments and coping strategies. A further issue is the reticence of physicians to discuss sexuality and the fear of sexologists to talk to patients about cancer. Readers will find this book to be a rich source of help in overcoming these constraints and delivering suitable care to patients.

Table of Contents

1 (34 chapters)
1. Introduction
2. Awareness and Paying Attention
3. The Value of Paying Attention
4. Relevant Aspects of Sexuality
5. The Various Levels of Impact
6. A Comprehensive Guideline on Sexual Care in Case of Cancer
7. Training in Oncosexology
8. Sexual Consequences of the Various Process Phases
9. Psychosexual Consequences of Cancer Diagnosis
10. Sexual Consequences of Pelvic Radiotherapy
11. Sexual Consequences of Chemotherapy
12. The Sexual Consequences of Cancer Surgery
13. Sexual Consequences of Cancer Medication and Cancer-Related Medication
14. Sexual Aspects of Specific Cancers
15. Breast Cancer and Sexuality
16. Sexual Function After Gynaecological Cancer
17. Prostate Cancer
18. Sexual Problems Related to Bladder Cancer
19. Sexual Consequences of Testicular Cancer
20. Penile Cancer and Sexuality
21. Colorectal and Anal Cancer
22. Blood and Lymph Node Cancer
23. Sexual Consequences of Head and Neck Cancer
24. “Dealing with”
25. Couple Sexual Rehabilitation
26. Male Sexual Rehabilitation After Pelvic Cancer
27. Sexual Rehabilitation After Gynaecological Cancers
28. Sexual Tools and Toys in Oncosexology
29. Special Groups
30. The Partner
31. The Impact of Cancer Treatment on Sexuality and Relationships for Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
32. Sexuality and Cancer in the Aged/Aging Population
33. Homosexual Men and Women, Cancer, and the Health Care System
34. Sexuality and Intimacy at the End of Life